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The Great Trail (Vancouver North Route)

In the Southern Pacific Ranges

National route21 km · 13 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Lawson Creek Forestry Heritage Walk 0.3 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Southern Pacific Ranges →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–19 °C (54–66 °F)

  1. J3°0°456
  2. F4°0°314
  3. M6°1°314
  4. A9°2°249
  5. M12°5°172
  6. J15°9°142
  7. J19°12°84
  8. A19°12°98
  9. S16°10°157
  10. O11°6°392
  11. N5°2°525
  12. D3°-1°448

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This relation for "The Great Trail" is shown only as a hiking route on https://tctrail.ca/explore-the-map/. It is not shown as a cycling route.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
21 km · 13 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Southern Pacific Ranges (Coast Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.5 km N of West Vancouver (Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Part of
Trans Canada Trail (British Columbia) (national route)
Connects to
Baden-Powell Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
Ref
TGT hiking
Route centre
49.3734, -123.1908
Route start
49.3601, -123.1548
OpenStreetMap
relation 13256869
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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0.3 mi · 0.4 km · British Columbia

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